Below are posts associated with the “advertising” tag.
🔗 linkblog: “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen
This weekend, I visited family and complained to myself that their Amazon Fire sticks were emphasizing ad delivery over being a TV. I guess that’s the future for my Roku stick, too? What a sucky future we live in.
🔗 linkblog: PayPal is building an ad network based on your Venmo data'
This is why I include nonsense descriptions for all my Venmo transactions.
🔗 linkblog: Reddit will no longer allow users to opt out of ad personalization - The Verge'
It baffles me when platforms think “oh, but we can help you see more relevant ads” is a selling point. Also, “not sharing data outside Reddit” doesn’t help either—it’s still an invasion of privacy.
🔗 linkblog: Meta May Offer Ad-Free Subscriptions for Instagram and Facebook in the E.U. - The New York Times'
I’m in no way Team Meta, but this may not be a terrible thing?
🔗 linkblog: Who is ready for a fleet of cubesats flying over cities, displaying ads? | Ars Technica'
This is a terrible idea, and it is wildly irresponsible to do research like this.
🔗 linkblog: US carriers want to bring “screen zero” lock screen ads to smartphones | Ars Technica'
I’m glad I got out of the Kindle game before they did on-screen ads. This feels dystopian.
🔗 linkblog: $1-2 Billion In Streaming Ads A Year Aren’t Being Watched Because The TV Is Off | Techdirt'
I mean, there’s still plenty to be worried about when it comes to targeted advertising and smart TVs, but this is a good reminder to take a step back.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'Researchers explain why they believe Facebook mishandles political ads : NPR'
Size and scale remain problems for Facebook and other social media platforms.
🔗 linkblog: just finished 'How Steve Bannon Has Exploited Google Ads to Monetize Extremism — ProPublica'
Another reason to be wary of automated ad exchanges.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Vizio’s profit on ads, subscriptions, and data is double the money it makes selling TVs - The Verge'
Terrifying stuff. I know “Orwellian” gets overused these days, but TVs that watch us are straight out of 1984.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Google and Facebook’s Ad Empires - The New York Times'
Tech companies are often ad companies, and it behooves us to remember that.
🔗 linkblog: just read 'Facebook’s outage likely cost the company over $60 million | Ars Technica'
A compelling reminder that social media companies make money from eyeballs pointed at screens.